gallivanting
/ˈɡaləˌvant/
v. go around from one place to another in the pursuit of pleasure or entertainment
welcome to my world
work in progress
Born and raised in San Francisco, CA, Deirdre Heavey @gallivantingwdeirj is a writer and producer living in Brooklyn, NY. A 2024 Campaign Embed for Fox News, Deirdre is an ambitious 25-year-old paving her own way in the industry.
A book lover, she prefers Goodreads to Instagram ads and FaceTime to texting—although she’d choose handwritten letters above the rest. Her happy place is a Sunday morning soccer game at Brooklyn Bridge Park. She loves yoga, Pilates, or an upbeat group fitness class, especially if it includes hitting the bag at Rumble.
If she never had to work another day in her life, Deirdre would go full Walden by Thoreau, spending her days hiking and writing in a cabin between the mountains and the sea.
A politics junkie who believes in compromise, her stories take on the social and the political through a personal lens. She believes in second chances, living each day like it’s her last, and putting herself first.
mission
Deirdre is a writer, first and foremost. What began with late-night scribblings in notebooks soon evolved into the cathartic experience of journaling. In the safe space between the binds of her innumerable journals, Deirdre has found ease in her expression of self through the written word.
Journalism presented an opportunity for Deirdre to not just tell her story, but to replicate her safe space for others, connecting with people and sharing their stories. This will to share, connect, and learn has sparked creativity that goes beyond the page. This website is the eclectic expression of Deirj (and her gallivanting along the way).
